NSMQ: Presec Humiliates Accra Academy And Three Other Schools To Emerge As Champions

NSMQ: Presec Humiliates Accra Academy And Three Other Schools To Emerge As Champions

  • Four Senior High Schools contested in the Greater Accra Regional finals of the National Science and Maths Quiz
  • At the end of the contest, Presec won the quiz comfortably to emerge as the regional champions
  • Social media users who reacted to the news commended Presec for their gallant display

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Presbyterian Boys' Senior High School, popularly known as Presec, have been crowned as the Greater Accra regional champions of the National Science and Maths Quiz(NSMQ).

The final saw Presec come up against Accra Academy, Tema Methodist Senior High School and Chemu Senior High School.

Photo of Presec and Accra Academy students
Presec wins the Greater Accra NSMQ quiz Photo credit:@NSMQGhana/Twitter
Source: Twitter

Accra Academy gave Presec an early scare after they took the lead in the first round of the contest.

The seven-time winners of the national competition, however, bounced back in the second round and third rounds to clinch victory.

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At the end of the contest, Presec got 37 points, followed by Accra Academy, who came second with 17 points.

Chemu SHS and Tema Methodist SHS had 14 points and 11 points respectively.

Ghanaians congratulate Presec

News of the triumph by Presec didn't come as a surprise to many.

Others also suggested that the NSMQ regional championship was theirs to lose.

@GeorgeAnagli commented:

@AbdulJalilMusa7 National Next!

@AbdulJalilMusa7 remarked:

They've turned the regionals into bundesliga

@KofiJonah1 replied:

A 20 point gap? They've never been on our level.

@Joe_Official4 inidicated

We, the bleoo boys, are waiting for the nationals. Presec can own this petty trophy

Anglican SHS lifts Ashanti Regional Championship

Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that Anglican Senior High School also emerged as the winner of the 2023 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) Ashanti regional competition.

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The school beat Prempeh College and SIMMS SHS in the final.

They made it to the final because Anglican SHS was the highest-scoring semifinal runner-up.

NSMQ champion set to graduate from Medical School in 2023

Also, YEN.com reported that a former National Science and Mathematics Quiz (NSMQ) contestant from Prempeh College, Wonder Sarfo-Ansah, will soon become a medical doctor.

He is enrolled in the University of Ghana's Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery programme, and his graduation is scheduled for November 2023.

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Philip Boateng Kessie (Human-Interest editor) Philip Boateng Kessie started writing for YEN.com.gh in 2022 and is the Head of the Human Interest desk. He has over six years of experience in journalism and graduated from the University of Cape Coast in 2018 with a bachelor's degree in Communication Studies. Philip previously served as a reporter for Graphic Communications Group Limited (GCGL) and as a content writer for Scooper News. He has a certificate in Google News Initiative News Lab courses in Advanced Digital Reporting and Fighting Misinformation. Email: philip.kessie@yen.com.gh.